How to Cite a Picture or Image in APA | EasyBib Citations

Citing a digital image or photograph. Creating an APA 7 citation for a digital image is easy. In the following example, we are going to show you ... Certainfeaturesrequireamodernbrowsertofunction. Pleaseuseadifferentbrowser,likeFirefox,Chrome,orSafari Home/Guides/CitationGuides/APAFormat/HowtoCiteaPictureorImageinAPA HowtoCiteaPictureorImageinAPA SharetoGoogleClassroom PublishedApril20,2012.UpdatedFebruary6,2022. 3.5(147) Referencingvisualmediainyourresearchpaper,thesis,ordissertationcanbeanengagingandeffectivewaytosupportyourargument.Photographs,paintings,infographics,andmapsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanytypesofvisualcontentthatcanbeincluded. Inthisguide,youwilllearnhowtocreateaccurateAPAcitationsfordigitalimages,infographics,maps,andevenartworkfrommuseums.Theinformationfromthisguidecomesfromthe7theditionofPublicationManualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(Chapter10,Section10.14). Lookingtociteadifferenttypeofmedia,likeanaudiorecordingoraradiointerview?EasyBib.comhascitingtoolsthatcanhelp! GuidesOverview Hereisanoverviewofeverythingthispageincludes: Citingvs.‘Reproducing’ Citingadigitalimageorphotograph Citinganimagefromamuseumoramuseumwebsite Citinganinfographic Citingamap CitingamapfromGoogleMaps CitingPowerPointslides Citinglecturenotes Citingclipartorastockimage Whatyouneed References Citingvs.‘reproducing’ Thisguideprovidesinformationonhowtociteimagesandphotographs.However,reproducingtheimageinsideofyouressayorresearchpapermightrequireadditionalpermissionsand/orattributions.Section12.15ofthePublicationManualprovidesmoreinformationonreproducingimagesandgraphics. Citingadigitalimageorphotograph CreatinganAPA7citationforadigitalimageiseasy.Inthefollowingexample,wearegoingtoshowyouhowtociteadigitalimagefoundonline. ReferencePage Structure Authorlastname,Firstinitial.(Publicationorcreationdate).Titleofimage[Typeofmedia].Nameofpublisher,museum,oruniversity.URL Example Stone,M.(2020).[PictureoffirefliesatnightinCongareeNationalPark][Photograph].NationalGeographic.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/synchronous-fireflies-rare-look-congaree-national-park/#/fireflies-congaree-1994.jpg Note:Intheaboveexample,thephotographisnotpresentedwithatitle.Foruntitledphotographs,adescriptionofthephotoisincludedinsideofsquarebracketsintheplaceofthetitle.  In-textcitation Parenthetical (Stone,2020) Narrative Stone(2020) Citinganimagefromamuseumoramuseumwebsite Thefollowingcitationstructurecanbeusedforalltypesofmuseumartwork,includingpaintings,photographs,drawings,andevensculptures. ReferencePage Structure Authorlastname,Firstinitial.(Publicationorcreationdate).Titleofartwork[Typeofmedia].Nameofmuseum,Locationofmuseum.URLifapplicable. Example Monet,C.(c.1900)Waterloobridge[Painting].DenverArtMuseum,Colorado,UnitedStates. Note:Ifyouaccessedanimagethroughamuseum’swebsiteoronlinecollection,thenincludetheURLattheendofthereferenceentry. In-textcitation Parenthetical (Monet1900) Narrative Monet(2020) Citinganinfographic AccordingtoAPA7,infographicsaretreatedidenticallytoanyothertypeofimageorphotograph.Infographicstendtoincludeallthenecessaryreferenceinformationwithintheimageitself,usuallyinthebottomcorner. ReferencePage Structure Authorlastname,Firstinitial.(Publicationorcreationdate).Titleofinfographic[Infographic].Nameofpublisherororganization.URL Example Lutz,E.(2014).Ananimatedchartof42NorthAmericanbutterflies[Infographic].TabletopWhale.https://tabletopwhale.com/2014/08/27/42-butterflies-of-north-america.html In-textcitation Parenthetical (Lutz2020) Narrative Lutz(2020) Citingamap ReferencePage Structure Authorlastname,Firstinitial.(Publicationorcreationdate).Titleofmap[Map].Nameofpublisherororganization.URL Example CambridgeUniversityPress.(1912).HistoricalmapofthereligiousdivisionsofGermanyc.1610[Map].EmersonKent.https://www.emersonkent.com/map_archive/germany_1610.htm In-textcitation Parenthetical (Cambridge2020) Narrative Cambridge(2020) CitingamapfromGoogleMaps DynamicallycreatedmapslikethosegeneratedbyGoogleMapsdonothavetitles,so themapmustbecitedwithacleardescriptioninbrackets,aswellasaretrievaldate(Publicationmanual,p.347). ReferencePage Structure Programorservice.(n.d.).[Descriptionofmap].Retrievalmonth,day,year,fromURL Example Google.(n.d.).[GoogleMapsdirectionsfordrivingfromAucklandtoWellington,NewZealand].RetrievedJune13,2020fromhttps://bit.ly/37wTTvx Note:SomeGoogleMapslinkscangetunnecessarilylong.LinkshortenerserviceslikeBitlyandOw.lyallowuserstocreateshortenedlinksthatwillmakeyourreferenceslistcleanerandeasiertolookat.  In-textcitation Parenthetical (Google,n.d.) Narrative Google(n.d.) CitingPowerPointslides ReferencePage Structure Lastname,Firstinitial.(Year,Monthdateofpresentation).Titleofpresentation[PowerPointslides].Websitename.URL Example Rodriguez,M.(2020).Writingyourdiscussionsection [PowerPointslides].SlideShare.https://www.slideshare.net/brianhousand/writing-discussion-sec-2020/ Note:IncludethelearningmanagementsystemnameandURLwhenyouarewritingforanaudiencethatdoesnothave  In-textcitation Parenthetical (Rodriguez,2020) Narrative Rodriguez(2020) Citinglecturenotes ReferencePage Structure Lastname,Firstinitial.(Year,Monthdateoflecture).[Descriptionoflecturetopic].Departmentname,nameofuniversity.URL Example Sanchez,C.(2019,March22).[Lecturenotesoncommasandsemicolons].EnglishandModernLanguagesDepartment,CaliforniaStatePolytechnicUniversity,Pomona.https://www.cpp.edu/class/english-modern-languages/index.shtml   In-textcitation Parenthetical (Sanchez,2019) Narrative Sanchez(2019) Citingclipartorastockimage ReferencePage Structure Lastname,Firstinitial.(Year,Monthdateofpublication).Nameofclipartorstockimage[Sourcetype].Websitename.URL Example Kuba.(2022,February6).BobMarleyimproved[Clipart].Openclipart.https://openclipart.org/detail/335589/bob-marley-improved Note:NocitationisnecessaryforclipartfromMicrosoftWordorMicrosoftPowerPoint(Publicationmanual,p.346) In-textcitation Parenthetical (Kuba,2022) Narrative Kuba(2022) Here’saquickvideooverviewofhowtociteanimageorpictureinAPA: WhatYouNeed Theguidelinesforcitingvisualworksaredetailedinsection10.14oftheAPAhandbookandincludeanumberofdifferentimagesandsourcetypes.Ineverycase,thefollowinginformationisrequired: Nameofauthor,artist,orphotographer Dateofpublicationorcreation Titleofwork Abracketeddescriptionofmediatype(e.g.,[Photograph]or[Painting]) Publisher,productioncompany,ormuseumname Locationofpublisher(ifitisfromamuseumoruniversity) URLifaccessedonline Formostimagessourcedonline,theaboveinformationiseasilyaccessibleandusuallyprovidedalongsidetheimage. Fordigitalimages,usingGoogle’sreverseimagesearchisaneffectivewaytodeterminethecreatorandcreationdateofaparticularimage. References AmericanPsychologicalAssociation.(2020).PublicationmanualoftheAmericanPsychologicalAssociation(7thed.).https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000 CambridgeUniversityPress.(1912).HistoricalmapofthereligiousdivisionsofGermanyc.1610[Map].EmersonKent.https://www.emersonkent.com/map_archive/germany_1610.htm Google.(n.d.).[GoogleMapsdirectionsfordrivingfromAucklandtoWellington,NewZealand].RetrievedJune13,2020fromhttps://bit.ly/37wTTvx Lutz,E.(2014).Ananimatedchartof42NorthAmericanbutterflies[Infographic].TabletopWhale.https://tabletopwhale.com/2014/08/27/42-butterflies-of-north-america.html Monet,C.(c.1900)Waterloobridge[Painting].DenverArtMuseum,Colorado,UnitedStates. Stone,M.(2020).[PictureoffirefliesatnightinCongareeNationalPark][Photograph].NationalGeographic.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/06/synchronous-fireflies-rare-look-congaree-national-park/#/fireflies-congaree-1994.jpg Published20,2012.UpdatedJune23,2020. WrittenandeditedbyMicheleKirschenbaumandEliseBarbeau.MicheleKirschenbaumisaschoollibrarymediaspecialistandthein-houselibrarianatEasyBib.YoucanfindherhereonTwitter.EliseBarbeauistheCitationSpecialistatChegg.Shehasworkedindigitalmarketing,libraries,andpublishing.   APAFormattingGuide APAFormatting Abstract AnnotatedBibliography BlockQuotes etalUsage Footnotes In-textCitations MultipleAuthors Paraphrasing PageNumbers ParentheticalCitations ReferencePage SamplePaper TitlePage APA7Updates ViewAPAGuide CitationExamples Bible Book BookChapter Dictionary eBook Images Interview JournalArticle MagazineArticle NewspaperArticle Song Website Website(noauthor) YouTube ViewallAPAExamples   Howusefulwasthispost?Clickonastartorateit!SubmitRatingWearesorrythatthispostwasnotusefulforyou!Letusimprovethispost!Tellushowwecanimprovethispost?SubmitFeedback HowdoIciteanimage? Youwillneedthenameoftheimagecreator,theimagetitleoranimagedescription,theyearofpublication,thenameofthepublisherorwebsite,andtheURL(ifit’sonline).Herearetwoexamples: MLA: Johnson,Herbert.CriticalMoments.1921.LibraryofCongress,www.loc.gov/resource/acd.2a09222/. APA: Johnson,H.(1921).Criticalmoments[Photograph].LibraryofCongress.https://www.loc.gov/resource/acd.2a09222/ SeethisguideformoreinformationoncitinganimageinAPA. HowdoIciteanimageinAPAstyle? TociteanimageinAPAstyle,itisimportantthatyouknowsomebasicinformationsuchasthenameofthephotographerorartist,titleoftheimage,publisher/museum/gallery,and/orURL(uniformresourcelocator).Thetemplatesforin-textcitationsandreferencelistentriesofanimagealongwithexamplesaregivenbelow: In-textcitationtemplateandexamples: Narrative: AuthorSurname(PublicationYear) Watkins(1867) Parenthetical: (AuthorSurname,PublicationYear) (Watkins,1867) Referencelistentrytemplateandexample: AuthorSurname,F.M.(PublicationYear).Titleoftheimage[Medium].NameoftheMuseum,locationofmuseum.URL Watkins,C.E.(1867).ViewontheColumbia,cascades[Photograph].TheMet,NewYork,NY,UnitedStates.https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/262612 Youneedtosetthetitleoftheimageinitalicsandsentencecase.Themediumoftheimageshouldbesetinsidesquarebracketsafterthetitle.DonotgiveaperiodaftertheURL. HowdoIciteanimagewithnoauthorinAPAformat? TociteanimagewithnoauthorinAPAstyle,itisimportantthatyouknowsomebasicinformationsuchasthetitleoftheimage,publicationyear,publisher/museum/gallery,and/orURL(uniformresourcelocator).Thetemplatesforin-textcitationsandreferencelistentriesofanimagealongwithexamplesaregivenbelow: In-textcitationtemplateandexamples: Iftheworkdoesnothaveanauthor,citethesourcebyitstitleorashortenedversionusingthefirstwordortwo.Forexample,aparentheticalcitationmightlooklikethis: Parenthetical: (TitleoftheImage,publicationyear) (Parliament,Vienna,Austro-Hungary,ca.1890) Referencelistentrytemplateandexample: Titleoftheimage.(PublicationYear).[Medium].Nameofmuseum/gallery,location.URL Parliament,Vienna,Austro-Hungary.(ca.1890).[Photograph].LibraryofCongress,Washington,D.C.,UnitedStates.https://www.loc.gov/item/2002708394/ Youneedtosetthetitleoftheimageinitalicsandsentencecase.Themediumoftheimageshouldbesetinsidesquarebracketsafterthedate.DonotgiveaperiodaftertheURL. 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